ABSTRACT
In this collection of 48 reprinted and completely original articles, Tammy Anderson gives her fellow instructors of undergraduate deviance a refreshing way to energize and revitalize their courses. [36 are reprints; 12 are original to this text/anthology]
First, in 12 separate sections, she presents a wide range of deviant behaviors, traits, and conditions including: underage drinking and drunk driving, doping in elite sports, gang behavior, community crime, juvenile delinquency, hate crime, prison violence and transgendered prisoners, mental illness, drug-using women and domestic violence, obesity, tattooing, sexual fetishes, prostitution, drug epidemics, viral pandemics, crime control strategies and racial inequality, gay neighborhoods, HIV and bugchasers, and (lastly) youth, multicultural identity and music scenes.
Second, her pairing of "classic" and "contemporary" viewpoints about deviance and social control not only "connects" important literatures of the past to today’s (student) readers, her "connections framework" also helps all of us see social life and social processes more clearly when alternative meanings are accorded to similar forms of deviant behavior. We also learn how to appreciate and interact with those who see things differently from ourselves. This may better equip us to reach common goals in an increasingly diverse and ever-changing world.
Third, a major teaching goal of Anderson’s anthology is to sharpen students’ critical thinking skills by forcing them to look at how a deviant behavior, trait or condition, can be viewed from opposing or alternative perspectives. By learning to see deviance from multiple perspectives, students will better understand their own and other’s behavior and experiences and be able to anticipate future trends. Balancing multiple perspectives may also assist students in their practical work in social service, criminal justice and other agencies and institutions that deal with populations considered "deviant" in one way or another.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |437 pages
Classical and Contemporary Approaches to Deviance
section |42 pages
Defining Deviance
chapter |8 pages
Connections
section |57 pages
Functionalism, Anomie, General Strain Theory
chapter |9 pages
Connections
section |66 pages
Social Disorganization and Collective Efficacy
chapter |10 pages
Connections
section |40 pages
Social Pathology, Degeneracy, and Medicalization
section |44 pages
Labeling, Resistance, and Edgework
section |49 pages
Stigma, Carnival, and the Grotesque Body
section |49 pages
Deviant Careers, Identity, and Lifecourse Criminology
chapter |17 pages
Weighing the Consequences of a Deviant Career
section |37 pages
Moral Panics and Risk Society
chapter |7 pages
Moral Panic Versus the Risk Society
chapter |10 pages
Connections
section |49 pages
Critical Criminology, Culture of Control, Mass Incarceration
part |113 pages
Emergent Possibilities and the Future of Deviance
section |34 pages
Queer Theory, Communities, and Citizenship
section |44 pages
Critical Race Theory, Multiculturalism, and Identity
section |35 pages
Biomedicalization, Biopower, and Biocitizens